Can someone explain the circle distance slider to me?

[Wraid]

I cant wrap my head around it, tyvm!

[bakagrappler]

I think it is denoting the number of meters away from the target your gladiator will be as they circle around to try and take their designated position for attacking. Do you want them 1 meter away for their daggers? Or 2 meters away for their Poleaxes? Are you fighting someone with a mace and want your character just out of their regular attack range? Etc.

It's a form of microcustimization of fighting styles.

[FrodoTbag]

Weapons have hitboxes, 1h weapon will miss often if you set the circle distance to max when fighting against 2h/polearm because the animation doesn't connect, especially against ranged weapon as they backpeddle away.

Weapon with thrust animation(polearms/2h sword sometimes) really hate enemy closing in though, they can miss as the enemy circle around the thrust animation.